COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ashland County vs Wayne County
PLACE A
Ashland County, Ohio
VS
PLACE B
Wayne County, Michigan
Ashland County is 97% smaller than Wayne County. Ashland County earns more, with a median household income $9,321 higher.
ASHLAND COUNTYWAYNE COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population52,5231,769,038−97% vs Wayne County
Population density1242,891−2,767
Population growth-1.3%-1.5%+0.2 pts
Median age41.237.9+3.3
Male49.6%48.4%+1.2 pts
Female50.4%51.6%−1.2 pts
Foreign-born1.2%10.3%−9.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.9%47.9%+46.0 pts
Black1.0%36.6%−35.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.8%6.9%−5.1 pts
Asian0.5%3.7%−3.2 pts
Other2.9%5.0%−2.1 pts
Median household income$69,860$60,539+$9,321
Per capita income$33,219$34,906−$1,687
Poverty rate13.3%20.8%−7.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4040.493−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher22.6%27.6%−5.0 pts
Graduate degree7.4%10.8%−3.4 pts
Unemployment rate3.6%8.7%−5.0 pts
Labor force participation60.6%59.2%+1.4 pts
Median home value$186,800$178,500+$8,300
Median gross rent$888$1,132−$244
Owner-occupied77.9%64.8%+13.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.2%12.5%−4.4 pts
Rent-burdened households38.2%49.1%−10.9 pts
Average commute23.924.7−0.8
Worked from home6.5%14.1%−7.6 pts
Public transit to work0.1%1.8%−1.7 pts
Uninsured7.1%5.6%+1.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025